Failed attempt at tyranny by Cylon at Athens

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.1: Greek Writing and Culture: Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial, -800--100.
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Date of occurrence -632

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With the help of Megara, Cylon seized the Acropolis but was defeated. The execution of his companions while they were suppliants at an altar was caused by the archon Megacles, who thus attached a permanent curse on his family (the Alcmaeonidae).

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